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substantive change to the Agricultural 

Resource Management Phases 1 & 2 and 

Chemical Use Surveys information 

collection request (OMB No. 0535–0218) 

for an increase in sample size due to 

screening for changes resulting from the 

reinstatement of the Tenure, Ownership 

and Transition of Agricultural Land 

(TOTAL) for 2024. Every 10 years NASS 

conducts the TOTAL as a follow-on 

survey to the 2022 Census of 

Agriculture and are authorized by the 

Food, Conservation, and Energy Act of 

2008 as amended. 

The Agricultural Resource 

Management Survey (ARMS) Phase 3 

(OMB # 0535–0275) will be suspended 

for a period of one year. The suspended 

survey will be the 2024 survey that 

would have been conducted in 2025. 

The scope of the TOTAL survey is 

greater than that of the ARMS 3 survey. 

To maintain the ARMS 3 data series, 

data will be gleaned from the TOTAL 

surveys to replace the 2024 ARMS 3 

data collection. 

As a result of the ARMS 3 data being 

gleaned from TOTAL, the 2024 

Integrated Screening Survey (ISS) will 

include the screening for the TOTAL. 

Current screening sample size approved 

for this ICR is 100,000. This substantive 

change documents the need for the 

sample size to be increased. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

ARMS is the only annual source of 

whole farm information available for 

objective evaluation of many critical 

issues related to agriculture and the 

rural economy. This issues that will be 

addressed in this request are: input 

usage, production practices, and 

chemical use. Without these data, 

decision makers cannot analyze and 

report on critical issues that affect farms 

and farm households when pesticide 

regulatory actions are being considered. 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 416,150. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Quarterly; Semi-annually; Monthly; 

Annually. 

Total Burden Hours: 52,147. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) 

Title: Water Use Survey. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0262. 

Summary of Collection: General 

authority for these data collection 

activities is granted under U.S. Code 

title 7, section 2204 which specifies that 

‘‘The Secretary of Agriculture shall 

procure and preserve all information 

concerning agriculture which he can 

obtain . . . by the collection of statistics 

. . .’’. The primary objective of the 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

(NASS) is to provide data users with 

timely and reliable agricultural 

production and economic statistics, as 

well as environmental and specialty 

agricultural related statistics. To 

accomplish this objective, NASS relies 

on the use of diverse surveys that show 

changes within the farming industry 

over time. 

The Water Use survey program will 

collect information on water usage for 

North Carolina agricultural operations 

that likely use between 10,000 and 

1,000,000 gallons per day. Agricultural 

operations who use over 1,000,000 

gallons in any one day are required to 

report their water usage directly to 

North Carolina Department of 

Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) and 

are not included in this survey. All 

questionnaires included in this 

information collection will be 

voluntary. This project is conducted as 

a cooperative effort with the North 

Carolina Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services. Funding for this 

survey is being provided by NCDACS. 

Need and Use of the Information: The 

program will help the North Carolina 

Department of Agriculture and 

Consumer Services (NCDACS) and 

NCDEQ fulfill the requirements of North 

Carolina state legislation enacted in 

2008 (SL2008–0143). 

Description of Respondents: Farms; 

Business or other for-profit. 

Number of Respondents: 4,000. 

Frequency of Responses: Once for the 

even numbered years. Data are collected 

on the odd number years. 

Total Burden Hours: 1,918. 

National Agricultural Statistics Service 

Title: Oregon and Washington 

Christmas Tree Survey—Production 

Year 2023. 

OMB Control Number: 0535–0264. 

Summary of Collection: The primary 

objectives of the National Agricultural 

Statistics Service (NASS) are to prepare 

and issue official State and national 

estimates of crop and livestock 

production, disposition and prices, 

economic statistics, and environmental 

statistics related to agriculture and to 

conduct the Census of Agriculture and 

its follow-on surveys. NASS will 

conduct a survey of agricultural 

operations with Christmas Tree acreage 

in Oregon and Washington. Selected 

farmers will be asked to provide data on 

(1) Number of trees sold and gross sales 

both by species and county, (2) Number 

of new seedlings by species, and (3) 

Percentage of mortality. 

General authority for these data 

collection activities is granted under 

U.S.C. Title 7, Section 2204. This survey 

will be conducted on a full cost 

recovery basis with the Oregon 

Department of Agriculture and the 

Washington State Department of 

Agriculture. 

Need and Use of the Information: 

Oregon leads the nation in Cut 

Christmas Tree production, with 

Washington also a major producer. 

NASS estimates have brought stability 

into this important Pacific Northwest 

industry. No other data source is 

available to enable growers to make 

decisions about production. This project 

involves sending a survey questionnaire 

to growers, following up on nonresponse with telephone calls, editing, 

analyzing, and summarizing the data. 

Estimates are generated, including 

adjustment for non-response for number 

of trees and value, by variety, seedlings 

planted by variety, geographic area, and 

other selected characteristics of 

Christmas Trees in the states of Oregon 

and Washington. 

Description of Respondents: A sample 

of all active agricultural operations with 

Christmas Trees in Oregon and 

Washington. Sampling will include 

strata based on acreage. 

Number of Respondents: 600. 

Frequency of Responses: Reporting: 

Once a year. 

Total Burden Hours: 147. 

Levi S. Harrell, 

Departmental Information Collection 

Clearance Officer. 

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AGENCY: Commission on the Social 

Status of Black Men and Boys 

(CSSBMB), U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of CSSBMB public 

business meeting. 

DATES: Thursday, February 22 11:00 

a.m.–12:00 p.m. EDT. 

ADDRESSES: The briefing will take place 

virtually via YouTube. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: 

Diamond Newman, 202–339–2371, 

dnewman@usccr.gov. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: In 

accordance with Public Law 116–156, 

1134 Stat. 700 (2020), the Commission 

on the Social Status of Black Men and 

Boys (CSSBMB) will hold its Second 

Quarter Business Meeting exploring 

CSSBMB business items, operations, 

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Commission on Civil Rights’ YouTube 

Page at https://www.youtube.com/user/ 

USCCR/videos. (Streaming information 

subject to change.) Public participation 

is available for the event with view 

access, along with an audio option for 

listening. Computer assisted real-time 

transcription (CART) will be provided. 

The web link to access CART (in 

English) on February 22 is https://www.

streamtext.net/player?event=USCCR. 

Please note that CART is text-only 

translation that occurs in real time 

during the meeting and is not an exact 

transcript. 

* Date and meeting details are subject 

to change. For more information on the 

CSSBMB or the upcoming public 

briefing, please visit www.usccr.gov/ 

CSSBMB and CSSBMB’s Instagram, 

Facebook, and X. 

Briefing Agenda * 

(1) Welcome and Call to Order (11:00 

a.m.–11:03 a.m.) 

(2) Business Meeting (order of business) 

(11:03 a.m.–11:06 a.m.) 

(a) Quorum: (11:06 a.m.–11:09 a.m.) 

(b) Adoption of Agenda (11:09 a.m.– 

11:12 a.m.) 

(c) New Order of Business (11:12 

a.m.–11:50 a.m.) 

(3) Approval of Minutes 

(i) ii. Chair’s Report 

a. Vision and goals 

b. State of the Commission 

c. Introduction of New 

Commissioners 

(ii) Joesph Palm of HHS 

(iii) Commission rules 

(iv) Upcoming highlighted events 

(v) White House Visit (February) 

(vi) Ribbon Cutting (May) 

(vii) Crime Prevention (April) 

(viii) In-Person Business Mtg (May) 

(ix) Caucus on the Commission— 

Upcoming Events 

(x) Second Annual Act Now Summit 

(July) 

(xi) Fatherhood and Father’s Day 

(June) 

(xii) Tentative FY Business meeting 

proposed dates 

(xiii) May 21, 2024 

(xiv) ii. August 20, 2024 

(a) iii. Director’s Report 

a. Update Profile Information 

b. Proposed/Current Initiatives 

i. Finalizing Annual Report 

ii. Social Media Campaign—Black 

History Month 

iii. New Commissioner Press Release 

iv. Website Creation 

v. 2024 Planning 

vi. Education White Paper 

vii. Summit and Briefing 

(xv) iv. Open Discussion 

(4) Chair Comments/Adjourn Meeting 

(11:50 a.m.–12:00 p.m.) 

Dated: February 14, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit, 

United States Commission on Civil Rights 

(USCCR). 

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Notice of Public Meetings of the 

Indiana Advisory Committee to the 

U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil 

Rights. 

ACTION: Notice of virtual business 

meetings. 

SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, 

pursuant to the provisions of the rules 

and regulations of the U.S. Commission 

on Civil Rights (Commission) and the 

Federal Advisory Committee Act, that 

the Indiana Advisory Committee 

(Committee) to the U.S. Commission on 

Civil Rights will hold a series of public 

meetings via Zoom. The purpose of 

these meetings is to discuss, revise, and 

vote, as needed, on matters related to 

the Committee’s project. 

DATES: 

• Monday, March 4, 2024, from 11 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, April 1, 2024, from 11 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, May 6, 2024, from 11 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, June 3, 2024, from 11 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, July 1, 2024, from 11 a.m.– 

12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, August 5, 2024, from 11 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, October 7, 2024, from 11 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, November 4, 2024, from 11 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

• Monday, December 2, 2024, from 11 

a.m.–12:30 p.m. Eastern Time 

ADDRESSES: These meetings will be held 

via Zoom. 

Registration Link (Audio/Visual): 

https://bit.ly/3STevHy. 

Join by Phone (Audio Only): 1–833– 

435–1820 USA Toll Free; Webinar ID: 

160 463 3231#. 

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ivy 

Davis, Director of Eastern Regional 

Office and Designated Federal Officer, at 

ero@usccr.gov or 1–202–539–8468. 

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: These 

Committee meetings are available to the 

public through the registration link 

above. Any interested members of the 

public may attend these meetings. 

Before adjourning each meeting, the 

Chair will recognize members of the 

public to make brief oral statements, as 

time allows. Pursuant to the Federal 

Advisory Committee Act, public 

minutes of the meeting will include a 

list of persons who are present at these 

meetings. If joining via phone, callers 

can expect to incur regular charges for 

calls they initiate over wireless lines, 

according to their wireless plans. The 

Commission will not refund any 

incurred charges. Callers will incur no 

charge for calls they initiate over landline connections to the toll-free 

telephone number. Closed captioning is 

available by selecting ‘‘CC’’ in the 

meeting platform. To request additional 

accommodations, please email 

svillanueva@usccr.gov at least 10 

business days prior to each meeting. 

Members of the public are entitled to 

submit written comments; the 

comments must be received in the 

regional office within 30 days following 

the scheduled meeting. Written 

comments may be emailed to Ivy Davis 

at ero@usccr.gov; please include Indiana 

Committee in the subject line of the 

transmitting email. Persons who desire 

additional information may contact the 

Regional Programs Coordination Unit at 

1–202–539–8468. 

Records generated from these 

meetings may be inspected and 

reproduced at the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit Office, as they 

become available, both before and after 

each meeting. Records of the meetings 

will be available via 

www.facadatabase.gov under the 

Commission on Civil Rights, Indiana 

Advisory Committee link. Persons 

interested in the work of this Committee 

are directed to the Commission’s 

website, http://www.usccr.gov, or may 

contact the Regional Programs 

Coordination Unit at svillanueva@

usccr.gov. 

Agenda 

I. Meeting Announcement & Roll Call 

II. Welcome 

III. Project Planning 

IV. Other Matters 

V. Public Comment 

VI. Adjourn 

Dated: February 12, 2024. 

David Mussatt, 

Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit. 

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